thanks for taking the time to educate me on proper ford hubcaps. i spent the day gathering up bits and pieces for cadmium plating and spent some time pondering my rims. i don't think my truck was delivered with hubcaps originally. there are no witness marks on the innie tabs where i'd expect them to show rub marks from removing them periodically.

as this was a base model school district truck originally, i think there is a certain raw esthetic without the hubcaps. if i ever have them repainted their current school-bus yellow, i may just repaint the wheel hubs black and call it a day. i wonder if Caltrans ever purchased fleet trucks with hubcaps?

if a set of these elusive hubcaps should ever fall out of the sky, onto my lap, i suppose i'd install them. until that day occurs, i guess i'm going cap-less.

 

All 1961/66 F100/250's came with hubcaps originally as standard equipment (except for the front wheels of 4WD's).

F100 Standard Cabs came with painted hubcaps, Custom Cabs came with stainless steel hubcaps. F250 Standard & Custom Cabs only offered painted innie hubcaps.

1965/66 F100's also offered outie wheels with either painted or stainless steel outie hubcaps. The Custom Cab stainless outie hubcaps are the same as 1964 Galaxie.

The '65/66 Standard Cabs used a similar outie hubcap, but were painted either argent or white with argent or white letters on a red background.

My purchased new (in March @ Stockton Quincy Ford in Westwood) 1965 F100 Standard Cab came with white innie hubcaps with red FORD letters.

 

This is the hubcap off my f250 camper special and I believe it to be stainless and measures about 10 1/2". If I read your post right Bill this hubcap wasn't produced? Tom

 

There are 3 TYPE #1 "Bottlecap" 10 1/2" innie hubcaps listed in the truck parts catalogs for F250's. All are listed as "argent."

C1TZ-1130-B .. Innie 10 1/2" Bottlecap-Argent / 1961/65 F250 2WD.

C3TZ-1130-C .. Innie 10 1/2" Bottlecap-Argent / 1963/66 F250 4WD. NOTE: This hubcap is also listed for a '63/68 P350. The P350 listing sez: 10 3/8"

C6TZ-1130-F .. Innie 10 1/2' Bottlecap-Argent w/Red FORD letters / 1966/67 F250 2WD. Note: Here's another dueling ref, this cap is also listed for a P350 @ 10 3/8"

There is no stainless hubcap listed for an F250 until 1967, and then it's an outie hubcap.

But...your stainless hubcap is not an F100 hubcap, cuz I just acquired three of these. The F100 innie hubcap measures 9 1/2" O/A, the I.D. where it snaps into the center section of the wheel is 8"

So, either the parts catalogs are wrong (one of the 3 listed above is stainless). Or your hubcap is not listed.

I'm just the messenger. I look up then list what the parts catalogs state. If the catalog is wrong, blame FoMoCo, cuz I didn't print the dang thing.

btw: Look on the inside of these caps for a Ford ID number, either on a paper tag or rubber stamped directly on the cap...post what it is.

EDIT: 5:18 PDT: I found another F250 innie hubcap part number in an older truck parts catalog, will edit in the info (argent or stainless?) Friday after 7AM PDT, cuz I have to call someone in the EDT zone.

 

Bill, I looked in the one I had off and could see no #. I'll try and take off the others tomorrow, Thanks for the reply. Tom

 

I believe I have FOUND a STAINLESS innie hubcap for an F250, but I have to call someone on the east coast to verify it IS stainless.

Will post the info tomorrow AM (and the TWO sources that have 5 NOS). This part number is not listed in the 1964/72 truck catalog. I have an older version that covers 1957/68...where I found the number.

 

Still waiting for a return phone call from the cluck that has the hubcaps, prolly won't know until Monday.

 

C8UZ is the shorter one.

I just bought a truck that had 2 WHITE caps like these (C8UZ). I've never seen white ones before. Bill, are they listed anywhere?

I've also never seen stainless bottlecap caps like above. Perhaps they never were put on trucks made on the west coast?? Stranger things have happened.

 

AKAIK, no C8UZ hubcap was painted white, parts catalog sez argent/black for the painted version.

After seeing that pic of the F250 stainless hubcap, I was amazed. Waltzed out to the garage, measured the F100 version...to verify.

Then did a little digging. In an older parts catalog I found a part number for an F250 hubcap, sez "bright" which is what Ford called some stainless steel and anodized aluminum parts.

Since Ford didn't use aluminum hubcaps, I assume they are stainless. I called a source on the East Coast that has 4, the guy said he had to check in his warehouse, never called back like he said he would.

Gonna call again on Monday, Tuesday and etc if necessary until I get an answer.

 

Your eyes are lying to you........
My Eyes are Lying to us..........
They not the hubcaps you are seeing.....
I dont see any hubcaps.......................
Move along.....
Move along..........

LOL, I knew someone out there had a few of these. I last sold a complete set of NOS stainless steel F250 innie caps in 2003 for 500 bucks.... If you think the regular 250 deep units are hard to find.........

Garbz

 

Yes, your parts books are wrong! I have stated on numerous occasions that parts books do have errors. Since there has been no reply yet, I'll provide the proof this hubcap exists.

 

Mnnnn... Truck ****.....


Garbz

 

parts catalog references:

1964/72 Ford truck parts catalog (loose leaf May 1975 final printing): C3TZ-1130-C / 10 1/2" diameter / Argent

1957/68 Ford truck parts catalog (loose leaf February 1968): C3TZ-1130-C / 10 3/8" diameter / Brite Finish

1957/63 Ford Truck Parts Catalog (bound paper February 1970 final printing): C3TZ-1130-C ? / Text, Volume I in garage closet, truck parked in front of it. When I move truck, will take a look see.

 

Is this something like what your looking for? These are off a 65 F250 C/S with a dana 60 rear end.

 

Anyone who reads this thread from the beginning will realize you were confused and had no knowledge these stainless F 250 hubcaps existed. This is the problem with "parts book history". Another error above, C5TZ-1130-E, is not an F 350 hubcap, it is the new for '65 paint scheme,white with red FORD letters F 250 hubcap(check out Marky48170 photos). 1965 and 1966 F 350 single wheel pickups never came with hubcaps and no hubcap was ever manufactured by Ford for any 61-66 F 350 single wheel pickups.